362.1121 Simpson, Lawrence/351: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Germany ( Dodd )
135. Referring to your 323 of November 4, 5 p.m.,22 you are requested to support Simpson’s petition for pardon by oral representations to [Page 304] the Foreign Office. It is suggested that in doing so you urge upon the Foreign Office (1) the fact that Simpson’s petition indicates that he is penitent and that he has promised never to interfere in German political affairs again; (2) the fact that Simpson has already served a substantial part of his term; and (3) the possibility that continued imprisonment seems likely further to impair his physical condition. You may of course present any additional considerations which commend themselves to your judgment.
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